Post by Vits on Sept 1, 2019 10:23:35 GMT
For some reason, THE TEMPEST 1979 has a surreal psychological horror film-type of atmosphere, which doesn't really match the plot. It makes the comedic moments feel lifeless. David Meyer's performance is bad and he has no chemistry with Toyah Willcox. This adaptation also has mostly the same flaws as the play, which I saw 3 years ago when the Bedouin Shakespeare Company came to the Globe Theatre Roma. The scenes with PROSPERO, MIRANDA, ARIEL and FERDINAND and the scenes with CALIBAN, TRINCULO and STEPHANO felt like 2 different plays. While I admired the use of supernatural elements in a realistic setting (something that probably wasn't common in the 17th century), I didn't care about any of the characters. There were times where some characters began to sing, but felt out place since it wasn't established as a "musical genre universe." People always talk about William Shakespeare as the synonym of sophisticated theatre (even in comedy). Imagine my surpise to see a fart joke. And that wasn't the only instance of low-brow humour.
1/10
THE TEMPEST 2010 also has the same flaws as the play but, unlike the other adaptation, the atmosphere is appropriate. Helen Mirren and Alfred Molina's performances are good. The production design is pretty, but not beautiful enough to make the audience ignore the weak visual effects.
3/10
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1/10
THE TEMPEST 2010 also has the same flaws as the play but, unlike the other adaptation, the atmosphere is appropriate. Helen Mirren and Alfred Molina's performances are good. The production design is pretty, but not beautiful enough to make the audience ignore the weak visual effects.
3/10
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You can read comments of other movies in my blog.